Essays about: "minority-shareholder"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word minority-shareholder.

  1. 1. Family firms and M&A value creation: Lessons from the Swedish market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Isak Mölzer; Samuel Philip; [2023]
    Keywords : Family firms; Family ownership; M A; Corporate governance;

    Abstract : This study examines the effect of family ownership on acquirer value creation through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Sweden. Sweden makes an interesting case with a high presence of family firms, dual-class share structures, and pyramid holdings, along with strong minority shareholder protection. READ MORE

  3. 2. Controlling minority shareholders' effect on value creation in M&A transactions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Frida Ericsson; Sofia Knobel; [2018]
    Keywords : M A; Corporate Governance; ; Minority Expropriation; Ownership Structure;

    Abstract : We examine the effect of having a controlling minority shareholder (CMS controller) - who holds a large fraction of a firm's voting rights without a proportional investment in the cash flow rights - on the extent of value creation from M&A transactions in Sweden. The data sample consists of 263 M&A transactions between 2003 and 2013, of which 109 were undertaken by firms with a CMS controller. READ MORE

  4. 3. Special Examination - For Better or for Worse? A study on the minority shareholder protection measure special examination on Swedish companies.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jenny Berglund; Josefine Holmgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Special examination; Corporate governance; Minority shareholder protection; Intangible assets; The agency problem;

    Abstract : We study firms subject to the minority shareholder protection measure special examination in Sweden. First, we investigate common firm-level characteristics for companies subject to this action. Second, we investigate the financial outcomes of completing special examination. READ MORE

  5. 4. European Private Company : A solution for minority shareholders within small- and medium sized enterprises in Sweden?

    University essay from IHH, Rättsvetenskap

    Author : Diden Aziz; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Swedish companies act of 2005 regulates public and private limited companies. With these two classification shortages of rights prosper to different kinds of company structures that exist in today’s business environment. The Swedish companies act focuses on larger companies and therefore smaller companies are often neglected. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Exit Problem in Close Corporations in the US and Sweden - Today and Tomorrow

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malou Sjöholm; [2008]
    Keywords : Associationsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The basis of this thesis is the exit problem in close corporations and the protections available to the minority. The phase one of the problem is when oppression takes place, which includes actions when dividends are withheld and excessive bonuses are paid to the majority, leading to the unfair treatment of the minority. READ MORE